Official
Ahmet Emin Efendi
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1857/58 (AH 1274). On record 1878 to 1899, 22 annual entries.
Archive reference 8_9; 15
Life#
Ahmet Emin Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1857/58 (AH 1274). The record gives the community as Muslim (Müslüman), the nationality as Turkish and the father's occupation as Tebdilbasi.
Schooling recorded: Mekteb-i Sultani, with 12 years of schooling recorded. The personnel records also mark the telegraph school. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: French, with Tekellum; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Istanbul in 1876/77 (AH 1293). The official was then about 18 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1878, the official was about 20 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1878, shows Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1882/83 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Tripoli (Trablusgarp), the salary going from 200 to 800 kuruş a month (before: Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu). In 1884/85 the record shows 2. Müdür in Zliten, with 800 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Tripoli). In 1885/86 the record shows Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu, the salary going from 800 to 250 kuruş a month (before: 2. Müdür in Zliten). In 1896/97 the record shows 1. Müdür in Jeddah (Cidde), the salary going from 600 to 1,500 kuruş a month (before: Muhabere Memuru in Beyoğlu). In 1898/99 the record shows Müdür in Suakin (Sevakin), the salary going from 1,500 to 2,000 kuruş a month (before: 1. Müdür in Jeddah). The title field holds the status word Azil for 1883/84.
The highest salary, 2,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1898/99 as Müdür. 97 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 500 kuruş. Over 21 years with a salary the median is 500 kuruş a month, with 6 rises and 2 cuts. The largest rise, 900 kuruş, is seen in 1896/97. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 11.59 per cent a year on average.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1857/58 (AH 1274)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
- Father's occupation
- Tebdilbasi
Education
- Higher or professional
- Mekteb-i Sultani (12 years)Imperial School (Galatasaray)
- Higher or professional
- Telgraf Mektebitelegraph school; recorded as a code
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 2 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Other High
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- French
- Tekellumspeaking
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Place
- Istanbul (Dersaadet)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Legal records
- Legal record note as worded
- Edepsizlik / İtalya Tiyatrosu'nda sekr halinde bulunduğu halde herkesi taciz edecek derecede gürültü ederek hakkında vilayet-i müşarünileyhadan şikayet olunması üzerine sene-i merkume Cemaziyelevvelinin dokuzunda azil olunmuş; Memuriyete Uymayan Hal ve Hareketler
- Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
- 1301; 1302; 1303; 1304; 1305; 1306; 1307; 1308; 1310; 1311; 1312; 1313; 1314; 1315; 1316
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1876/77AH 1293 | First work | Istanbul (Dersaadet) | 200first-salary field |
| 1878 to 1882AH 1295 to 1299 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 200 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Muhabere Memuru | Tripoli (Trablusgarp) | 800 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Azildismissal (a note on status, not a job) | Tripoli (Trablusgarp) | |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | 2. Müdür | Zliten | 800 |
| 1885 to 1896AH 1303 to 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 250 to 600 |
| 1896 to 1898AH 1314 to 1315 | 1. Müdür | Jeddah (Cidde) | 1,500 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Müdür | Suakin (Sevakin) | 2,000 |
Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 200 | 600 | 600 | 3% |
| 1878/79 | 200 | 600 | 600 | 5% |
| 1879/80 | 190 | 500 | 500 | 5% |
| 1880/81 | 200 | 500 | 500 | 5% |
| 1881/82 | 200 | 500 | 500 | 5% |
| 1882/83 | 800 | 500 | 400 | 76% |
| 1884/85 | 800 | 500 | 800 | 76% |
| 1885/86 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 6% |
| 1886/87 | 250 | 500 | 400 | 6% |
| 1887/88 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 41% |
| 1888/89 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 41% |
| 1889/90 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 42% |
| 1890/91 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1891/92 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 43% |
| 1892/93 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 44% |
| 1893/94 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 60% |
| 1894/95 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 60% |
| 1895/96 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 59% |
| 1896/97 | 1,500 | 500 | 1,350 | 95% |
| 1897/98 | 1,500 | 500 | 1,350 | 95% |
| 1898/99 | 2,000 | 500 | 2,000 | 97% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- omer Salim EfendiBeyoğlu, 16 shared years
- Hamparsom Akna EfendiBeyoğlu, 16 shared years
- Setrak Sarrafyan EfendiBeyoğlu, 16 shared years
- Benjamin Kohen EfendiBeyoğlu, 16 shared years
- Mihr Tavikyan EfendiBeyoğlu, 16 shared years
256 officials in all. Officials recorded in Beyoğlu
Same school recorded
- Fuat BeyMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ömer Mustafa BeyMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Vahram BeyMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1876/77 (AH 1293)
- Ahmet Nurettin EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1880/81 (AH 1298)
- Abdurrahman serafettin EfendiMekteb-i Sultani, first annual entry 1873/74 (AH 1290)
52 officials in all. Officials with Mekteb-i Sultani recorded
Same birthplace
- Ahmet İzzet EfendiIstanbul, born 1857/58 (AH 1274)
- Ahmet Nihalettin EfendiIstanbul, born 1857/58 (AH 1274)
- Ahmet Şefik EfendiIstanbul, born 1857/58 (AH 1274)
- Ali Ferit EfendiIstanbul, born 1857/58 (AH 1274)
- Antuvan Kabareciyan EfendiIstanbul, born 1857/58 (AH 1274)
1,998 officials in all. Officials born in Istanbul (Dersaadet)
Full record
Annual entries (22)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878AH 1295 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 190 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti | Beyoğlu | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Muhabere Memuru | Tripoli (Trablusgarp) | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Azil | Tripoli (Trablusgarp) | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 | |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | 2. Müdür | Zliten | 800 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 250 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Beyoğlu | 600 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | 1. Müdür | Jeddah (Cidde) | 1,500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | 1. Müdür | Jeddah (Cidde) | 1,500 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Müdür | Suakin (Sevakin) | 2,000 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 8_9; 15 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Recovered annual personnel extract
- The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
Sources and original values (18)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Ahmet Emin Efendi | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1274 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | dersaadet | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Father's occupation | Tebdilbasi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Mektebi Sultani | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 12 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Telegraph school (recorded code) | 1 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 2 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1293 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1876 | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | istanbul | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 200 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Legal records | ||
| Legal record note as worded | Edepsizlik / İtalya Tiyatrosu'nda sekr halinde bulunduğu halde herkesi taciz edecek derecede gürültü ederek hakkında vilayet-i müşarünileyhadan şikayet olunması üzerine sene-i merkume Cemaziyelevvelinin dokuzunda azil olunmuş used on this page | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Legal record note as worded | Memuriyete Uymayan Hal ve Hareketler other value | Legal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy) |
| Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records | 1301; 1302; 1303; 1304; 1305; 1306; 1307; 1308; 1310; 1311; 1312; 1313; 1314; 1315; 1316 | Later annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
- A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
- Legal notes (later workbook copy)
- A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
- Later annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2025. It marks single annual entries with a criminal-record flag and holds status words such as Vefat. For a death, the year is the year of the annual list in which the status word stands.
- Earlier annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2024. An official found only in this file keeps the years, titles and salaries it gives.
- Recovered annual personnel extract
- The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
- Personnel attributes extract
- The detailed personnel file of September 2025, read for personal details such as birth, schooling and first work.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 21 annual entries of 22 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.